Special Enforcement Teams Division

The unit has special programs to combat specific problems such as narcotics, gangs and other serious crimes occurring in the community. For more information on special enforcement services, please call 951.486.6700.

The SRO Unit responds to all calls for service at assigned high schools and middle schools. They are also responsible for crime prevention and education on campus. The Moreno Valley Unified School district along with the Val Verde School district contracts with the Riverside Sheriff's Department for School Resource Officers. The MVPD fulfills this contract.

The SRO unit covers six high schools and six middle schools.

The Special Enforcement Team (SET) is a proactive unit that targets gang members, drug dealers and career criminals for the purpose of arrest, conviction and incarceration. SET also occasionally participates in programs to deter young adults from joining a gang or getting involved in narcotics.

The officers in this unit are assigned to particular specialties:

• Drug detail (Narcotics Team)
• Gang detail (GET)
• Probation and Parole
• Community Service
• Burglary/Robbery Suppression Team
• School Resource Unit
• Problem-Oriented Policing

More about special units:

The SRO Unit responds to all calls for service at assigned high schools and middle schools. They are also responsible for crime prevention and education on campus.

The Burglary and Robbery Suppression Teams (BST/RST) serve to protect the public and strive to eliminate violent crime through proactive enforcement, intelligence gathering, and investigation. To accomplish its mission, the BST/RST Teams use a variety of innovative investigative techniques to mitigate crime. The BST/RST Teams play a crucial part in the Moreno Valley Police Department’s fight against violent crime.